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Hello All!
Since there was some discussion lately about the value of certifications vs a
university experience, I thought it might be worth throwing around what a
good Linux Degree would look like. That way there would be more teeth to
saying that you're qualified in Linux.
I'm thinking Standard University here, four year degree, English, Math,
Humanities, Foreign Language. It should mirror to some extent a computer
science degree, but your Linux emphasis would be like this:
For programming languages, you'd have (as a start)
C, C++, Python, Perl, shell scripting.
For administration, you'd have a course on operating systems, as a comparison
between them, as well as a course that deals with installation, from lilo to
missing libraries to customization and customized installs for particular
(corporate) needs. (I realize that installers are getting easier all the
time, but the background is what we'd be after, to make sure that there was a
firm footing.) There'd be one or two on networking, firewalls, and the
internet, sendmail, samba, and other stuff... ???? There would also have to
be something about apache, too.
There would be a course on kernel internals, and its capabilities. There
would be a required course on documentation, how to write it, how to read it.
There would also have to be course dealing with Intellectual Property,
especially as it relates to the GPL and other Free/Open Source Licenses (aka
a little philosophy)...
Sound good for a start? Now, I don't have a clue what university would put
together such a degree program, but I think the community should be ready
just in case. That way someone "up the chain" could be ready to say to the
brave university, "We've thought it out pretty well, this is what we
propose." It would rigorous and academically sound...
Thoughts?
Russell
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Linux -- the OS for the Renaissance Man
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